Gyan and his companions fought a regular doppelganger on the main grounds of Candlekeep and a greater one up a few floors in the main keep (Jaheira level up to F6/D7). Gyan feared that an infestation of such creatures would suggest more complications to come. Gyan also begin to learn more and more about himself, first through a suggestion from Karan, and then from a note written by Gorion himself. Gyan began to wonder if his childhood illness could be related to his strange past.
Then they were jailed and accused of murder. Tethtoril helped them escape ... but through the catacombs! Many more doppelgangers and traps. Of course, there was some looting for Imoen. Individual doppelgangers were no problem, and the big group of them (pretending to be Gorion, etc.) was quickly reduced to a single greater one through a myriad of fireballs (4 total: 2 from wands and 2 from necklaces). Khalid leveled up to F7.
Then came the caves. Imoen cast Invisibility and searched around for traps and enemies. She found spiders, basilisks, a few traps, and a hostile party of adventurers/assassins. Another 4 fireballs took care of almost everyone, and Prat was dispatched quickly with the focus of the entire party on him.
With the traps gone, the spiders were easily taken care of, and Gyan sent a few skeletons to handle the basilisks (which had no problem killing the lizards off screen).
Before returning to Baldur's Gate as wanted criminals, the party took a side trip to Durlag's Tower. Minsc leveled up (R6) because Imoen disarmed a trap!
In total, a few baddies were killed, and Imoen picked up a tome of wisdom for Gyan. Then they decided against going into the dungeon, so they returned to Nashkel to ID and sell their loot. A short stay at the Nashkel Inn led to another strange dream (#5, DUHM). Nearby, Khalid and Minsc tried to remove a local drow infestation, but they could only get him to Near Death (Minsc dead and Khalid one hit away). He was magic resistant to magic missiles, so Jaheira sealed the deal with a headshot. Jaheira was really happy to have lost some reputation!
Gyan had Minsc resurrected at the Song of the Morning Temple, and then they traveled back to Baldur's Gate, hoping things had cooled down a bit. They met a woman named Tamoko, who told them of the latest news. It seemed that Gyan had to act fast. They rescued Eltan (Dy level up I6) and carried him to safety (thanks ogre power gauntlets!). Next, Gyan ended the lives of everyone who was helping with Sarevok's little plot. Killing Cythanria led Dy to go hostile, but she did not attack!? So Gyan charmed her and they all went on their way like nothing had happened.
After that came Slythe (death by entire party effort with Khalid tanking) and Krystin (death by entire party plus Nymph and Khalid protected from magic).
Then came the final moment. Sarevok had to be stopped and exposed during his own coronation ceremony. Two sets of summons and arrows of dispelling from Imoen and Minsc helped neutralize the doppelganger threat, and Sarevok's diary derailed his attempt to deny wrongdoing. In the end, both Belt and Liia survived.
Gyan and his whole party were exhausted, so with Sarevok on the run, the party rested and pursued him at their leisure. First they made sure to stock up on everything they might need in an encounter with Sarevok on the defensive. Of course, Gyan had another dream, but this time it gave him confidence in his purpose. He led his companions into the thieves guild maze. Green slimes were killed with skeletons, while Khalid and Minsc took care of the rest of the oozes while under free action (from items). Wands were used against the doom guards. Imoen disabled traps under invisibility, even the ones right at the feet of the skeleton warriors. Khalid tanked again against the undead warriors.
Gyan decided to leave Winski to his own fate, and then entered the underground city. It was not quite what he expected to find, but it did seem to be very appropriate considering the current situation. Imoen scouted around, still invisible from searching for traps. She found a hostile group dead ahead. Minsc was protected from fire with a ring/potion/scroll and missile weapons from belt/boots and approached the group armed with exploding arrows.
Right off the bat, Minsc and Rahvin let loose fireballs from arrows, but Minsc was killed from melee hits, which I did not account for. So Imoen went in to retrieve Minsc's boots/belt/ring, and Khalid equipped up to try the tactic again using the necklace of missiles. However, he also use a scroll of magic protection. The fire took care of everyone except Carston and the mage Shaldrissa in just a couple rounds. Then he moved in using his swords to finish the last two off.
With Minsc's death, Dy went hostile again, so Gyan charmed her again.
Gyan was not in a rush, so he led everyone out of the depths to raise Minsc (and buy lots more healing potions), and then returned for the final battle. Tamoko was waiting for them, but Gyan talked her off the cliff.
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I'll make the final battle a separate post.
At the end, Gyan was a level 8 cleric, and ended up with a bit more experience than the normal TotSC cap would allow (197,058), but not have enough for an extra cleric level (9) and thus no level 5 cleric spells. Imoen did get to level 9 mage after dualing at level 7 thief, but she never stumbled upon any level 5 mage spell scrolls!
Everyone else was level 6 or 7:
Dy - Invoker 6 (51,401 exp)
Minsc - Ranger 6 (46,234 exp)
Jaheira - Fighter 6 / Druid 7 (46,217 + 46,217 exp)
Khalid - Fighter 7 (84,275 exp)
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Visited the carnival and obtained the Necklace of Missiles (and used the Oompha tip to open one of the chests). The Ogre also helped against the crazy mage and proved an able distraction. 
Bought the book for the Sage from Candlekeep and dropped it into the house across the way for some XP and gold. 
